Amale Andraos

Amale Andraos, AIA, HFRAIC, is a principal of WORKac which she co-founded with her partner Dan Wood in 2003. Andraos is also Professor and Dean Emeritus at Columbia University where she recently served as Special Advisor for the Climate Initiatives and the Climate School. Andraos is recognized as an architecture thought leader and has lectured and taught widely. Her publications include Buildings for People and Plants, The Arab City: Architecture and Representation, We'll Get There When We Cross That Bridge, 49 Cities and 'Above the Pavement the Farm!' An award-winning architecture and design practice, WORKac is committed to creating architecture that engages environmental and social concerns with a particular emphasis on public, cultural and civic projects. The practice has achieved international acclaim for projects such as Marea in Lebanon, public libraries in Queens, Brooklyn, and North Boulder, Colorado and the Student Success Center at RISD. Current projects include the Beirut Museum of Art, the Sibley Dome Renovation at Cornell University and The People's Theatre: Centro Cultural Inmigrante in New York City.